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UN envoy urges Iraq to resolve existing political crisis
Monday, 23 December / 2 January 2012 05:59
He said the Special Envoy of the United Nations to Iraq, Martin Kobler, the Iraqi List, are required to work to resolve the political crisis taking place in Iraq from inside the House of Representatives and not its province.
The dispute flared last month between the Iraqi government headed by Nuri al-Maliki and former prime minister who heads the Iraqi List, after the authorities accused the Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a year of running a "death squad belonged to him."
Kuebler said in an interview with Agence France-Presse, "The Government should continue its work as Parliament should continue to work. There is a separation of powers in this country."
"We do not believe that the boycott is a good idea. The parties must sit together and then working to solve the political differences in the parliament building and the requirements of the Constitution."
He went on to say "this is the right place. Parliament is a place that must be resolved within the political conflict."
The Iraqi List, began last month boycott of parliament and the cabinet in protest against the "monopoly of Nuri al-Maliki in power," urging him to respect an agreement to share power or step down from office.
The Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant against al-Hashemi also demanded dismissal of his deputy, al-Maliki, Saleh al-Mutlaq, who belongs to the year after al-Maliki said that "worse than Saddam Hussein."
And had al-Hashemi, who has denied the charges, to stay in the Kurdistan region of Iraq's autonomous, and refused to hand him over to the leaders of the province of Baghdad.
Aggravation
And exacerbated differences between the parties after the completion of its withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
And urged the United Nations and the United States Iraqi factions to remain calm and start a national dialogue.
Kuebler said "the current political impasse must end. We are concerned about the political impasse because the country deserves better. It is a rich country but its population still live in poverty. And should not hinder the political problems of economic progress."
It is noteworthy that the Iraqi List, which won 82 seats in the House of Representatives membership of 325 members so far refused to withdraw its ministers from nine Iraqi government after the aggravation Khalaqatha with the government last November.
The strained relationship between Baghdad and some of its neighbors on the back of the growing crisis, accusing them of interfering in its internal affairs.
He criticized the Iraq last week, Turkey and Iran in particular and the Arab countries did not identify of trying to "intervene" in the crisis and lack of respect for sovereignty, in a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq.
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Monday, 23 December / 2 January 2012 05:59
He said the Special Envoy of the United Nations to Iraq, Martin Kobler, the Iraqi List, are required to work to resolve the political crisis taking place in Iraq from inside the House of Representatives and not its province.
The dispute flared last month between the Iraqi government headed by Nuri al-Maliki and former prime minister who heads the Iraqi List, after the authorities accused the Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a year of running a "death squad belonged to him."
Kuebler said in an interview with Agence France-Presse, "The Government should continue its work as Parliament should continue to work. There is a separation of powers in this country."
"We do not believe that the boycott is a good idea. The parties must sit together and then working to solve the political differences in the parliament building and the requirements of the Constitution."
He went on to say "this is the right place. Parliament is a place that must be resolved within the political conflict."
The Iraqi List, began last month boycott of parliament and the cabinet in protest against the "monopoly of Nuri al-Maliki in power," urging him to respect an agreement to share power or step down from office.
The Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant against al-Hashemi also demanded dismissal of his deputy, al-Maliki, Saleh al-Mutlaq, who belongs to the year after al-Maliki said that "worse than Saddam Hussein."
And had al-Hashemi, who has denied the charges, to stay in the Kurdistan region of Iraq's autonomous, and refused to hand him over to the leaders of the province of Baghdad.
Aggravation
And exacerbated differences between the parties after the completion of its withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
And urged the United Nations and the United States Iraqi factions to remain calm and start a national dialogue.
Kuebler said "the current political impasse must end. We are concerned about the political impasse because the country deserves better. It is a rich country but its population still live in poverty. And should not hinder the political problems of economic progress."
It is noteworthy that the Iraqi List, which won 82 seats in the House of Representatives membership of 325 members so far refused to withdraw its ministers from nine Iraqi government after the aggravation Khalaqatha with the government last November.
The strained relationship between Baghdad and some of its neighbors on the back of the growing crisis, accusing them of interfering in its internal affairs.
He criticized the Iraq last week, Turkey and Iran in particular and the Arab countries did not identify of trying to "intervene" in the crisis and lack of respect for sovereignty, in a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq.
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